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Brought up on the wrong side of the tracks and with an unrelenting limp, Chloe has had to develop a vicious outer-shell to shield against daily bullying.

Moving to a new town in the middle of nowhere hasn’t made things easier.Chloe has bleak hopes for her future until she meets ‘Odd Boy’ Chris,

the painfully unpopular son of her new English teacher. An intense bond is forged and the two outsiders begin to see the glimmer of new

possibilities amidst their small-town underworld.

Evoking the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice, Vivienne Walshe’s This is Where We Live is packed with vivid poetic language that is

brimming with as much life and energy as its characters. Winner of the 2012 Griffin Award, this is an exceptional piece of brave and

exciting new Australian writing.

In our first ever co-production with Albury-Wodonga’s HotHouse Theatre, we welcome their outgoing Artistic Director Jon Halpin who, alongside

two bright young Adelaide talents Matilda Bailey (The Seagull, Vere) and James Smith (Neighbourhood Watch, Othello), will create this darkly

poetic insight into regional Australia.

director Jon Halpin cast Matilda Bailey, James Smith

duration Approx: 75 mins (no interval) suits Years 9–12School performances include a post-show Q&A

Nobody’s looking back at me. I’m in the underworld, now.

by vivienne walshe

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This is Where We Live

12 — 16 may

S p a c e T h e a t r e

05 june

K i n g s c o t e , K I

19 — 29 may

R e g i o n a l T o u rPt Pirie, Whyalla,

Pt Lincoln, Mt Gambier, Renmark, Goolwa

01 — 04 june

M e t r o p o l i t a n T o u rNoarlunga, Golden Grove,

Elizabeth

This poignant teenage love story is narrated with simplicity and directness, in beautiful revealing verse … Nobody who knows or remembers the agonies

of adolescence could fail to be moved by it.the australian

production partner

State Theatre Company presents daytime performances specifically for high school students—these performances are called Day With State. Each play is followed by a Q&A

session with members of the cast and creative team.

Teachers who book their class into a Day With State show will receive a detailed study guide. These notes provide

in-depth information on themes, style, characters and set, and include assignment questions which are ideal

for continued learning back at school.

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From the genius of Samuel Beckett comes a very special event. Three perfect theatrical gems bound together in one dreamlike experience—featuring three of Australia’s greatest actors, brilliantly matched to the funny, wistful and acutely observed existential work of Beckett.

Footfalls features May, wrapped in tatters, metronomically pacing back and forth on a strip of bare landing outside her dying mother’s room. Part ghost story, part exploration of the existential bonds between parent and child, Footfalls sees Beckett at his purest, speaking directly to our subconscious.

Eh Joe plumbs the depths of Beckettian regret. An ageing man sits in the secure solitude of his bedroom. But his locked door cannot block out the insistent woman’s voice that enters his mind. Tormented by his inner demons, he is made to relive everything he has tried to forget.

One of Beckett’s greatest works, Krapp’s Last Tape is a haunting look at the many lives we live in the course of a single one. Krapp, an elderly man, is surrounded by darkness in his room—a single light illuminates his only significant possession, an old reel-to-reel tape recorder. A rare and intimate theatre experience not to be missed.

26 feb, 04 & 06 march, 10.30am

S t a t e T h e a t r e C o m p a n y S c e n i c W o r k s h o p & R e h e a r s a l R o o m

Beckett Triptych

State Theatre Company in association with Adelaide Festival presents

Footfalls, Eh Joe & Krapp’s Last Tapeby samuel beckett

In a wondrous world of riddles and hidden treasure, bumbling Jack Hare is on a race against time to deliver a message of love from the Moon to the Sun. Far, far away in a world just like ours, a mother cheers her son Joe with the tale of Jack Hare’s adventure. But when Jack’s mission goes topsy-turvy, Joe and his mum must come to the rescue, and the line between myth and reality becomes blurred forever.

Masquerade is a new Australian play by award-winning playwright Kate Mulvany, based on the iconic children’s book by Kit Williams

For the first time in almost twenty years Ray Lawler’s iconic Australian drama will grace the Dunstan Playhouse stage.

Crackling with earthy humour, the play evokes the sense of possibility and simple optimism in post-World War II Australia. But it is its universal story of love, heartache and hope that makes this one of the theatrical canon’s most moving explorations of the fading of youth and dreams.

which sold over two million copies worldwide in the late 1970s and sparked a national British treasure hunt with its concealed clues to the location of a jewelled golden hare.

Magically entwining high fantasy and the touching story of a child battling serious illness, Masquerade will both delight and move. Featuring rich and fantastical design, knockabout humour, brilliant gypsy-influenced music and a cast of exotic characters, wise-cracking animals and a few mere mortals, this is a magical adventure that is, at its heart, about the love between a parent and a child.

Every summer for sixteen years, cane cutters Barney and Roo have come back from Queensland to suburban Melbourne to share their holidays with barmaids Nancy and Olive. This year though, the cycle is broken. Nancy has married and Olive has lined up Pearl to take her place. Each one of the four must face questions about the kind of life they really want and whether, perhaps, there is something new and vital to be found by the breaking of old patterns.

21, 26 & 28 may, 10.30am 30 april, 05 & 07 may 10.30am

H e r M a j e s t y ’ s T h e a t r eD u n s t a n P l a y h o u s e

MasqueradeSummer of the

Seventeenth Dollwith music by Pip Branson and Mikelangelo

by kate mulvany, based on the book by kit williamsby ray lawler

State Theatre Company and Griffin Theatre Company in associationwith Adelaide Festival Centre and Windmill Theatre present

State Theatre Company and Envestra present

Meet Volpone—wealthy con-artist, master of disguise and self-proclaimed ladies man. Armed with natural cunning and his wily sidekick Mosca, he tricks and swindles his way through the corrupt city of Venice. From flogging snake oil to feigning his own demise, no scheme is too despicable or too outlandish in Volpone’s pursuit of trophy riches and trophy women.

Ben Jonson’s Volpone is a grotesque comedy about obsessive greed and a con-trick that spins wildly out of control. This savage satire of avarice and lust ranks amongst the finest of Jacobean comedies.

1977. Emma is married to Robert. But for seven years, she’s been having an affair with Jerry, Robert’s best friend. Betrayal begins after the end of the affair, and pursues a gripping journey back to its very beginning. In a brilliant device, time is turned upside down as the play charts significant events in reverse and mines the shadowy aspects of a love affair and its fallout to devastating effect.

Enthralling and intricately layered, the play provides a ruthless exploration of the complexity of the human heart.

First performed in 1605, Jonson’s play is as relevant today as it was then, with its scathing critique of the desire for wealth and power achieved at any moral cost.

Director Nescha Jelk (Othello, Jesikah, Random) combines with master clown Paul Blackwell to create a shiny bright new world for Volpone to live in—one that might just bear a striking likeness to our own.

Winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature,Harold Pinter is famous for his probing of the darker sides of human emotion. Betrayal is rightly considered to be one of his great masterpieces and showcases all of his trademark wit and yearning.

Betrayal will see the team behind 2013’s Helpmann Award nominated production of Hedda Gabler, including the luminous Alison Bell, reunite to create one of the highlights of the 2015 theatre calendar.

27 august, 10.30am 11 & 13 august, 10.30am

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Volpone (or The Fox)Betrayal

by ben jonsonby harold pinterIn a new adaptation by Emily Steel

SupportingPartners

State Theatre Company and Envestra present

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

PRODUCTION PARTNER SUPPORTED BY

State Theatre Company in association with Adelaide Festival of Arts presents

Beckett Triptych

Masquerade

State Theatre Company and Griffin Theatre Company in associationwith Adelaide Festival Centre and Windmill Theatre present

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Volpone (or The Fox)

State Theatre Company presents

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This Education initiative sends professional artists into metropolitan schools providing practical workshops for students in Years 9—12. Each two hour workshop can be tailored to suit the needs and experience of your students. Choose your preferred date and time, subject to artist availability.

Group Size: Maximum of 30Cost: $300Bookings: Contact Education on 8415 5314 or email: education@statetheatrecompany.com.au

Improvisation: Learning to say 'yes'—thinking on your feet and relaxing while performing.

Character Development: Building a character for any situation—from melodrama to serious naturalism.

Creative Development: Taking an idea from thought to performance and everything in between.

Acting Techniques: Explore techniques and skills used for a range of acting methodologies.

Objective Movement: Look at body language, text and physical vocabulary to create movement-based action.

Set/Costume Design: Explore techniques used in design to develop a visual concept into reality.

Accent Coaching: Working with students to develop accents of all varieties.

Butoh: Explore techniques and motivations behind this influential Japanese-style of performance.

The Acting Voice: Working with students to develop vocal techniques.

Script Analysis: Decoding and extracting information within a script to get the most out of your performance.

For Studentsworkshops on demand

Physical Theatre—23 March (AC Arts)24 & 25 March (In-School)Learn practical tools and innovative ideas to develop students’ own performance skills through the use of physical theatre. Increase awareness of physicality and space using techniques of physical actions, expression, characterisation and gesture.Workshop Leader: Michael Newbold

Absurd Theatre—30 March (AC Arts)31 March & 1 April (In-School)Explore the social, historical and theatrical forces behind this style of performance. Using practical examples students will embark on a bizarre journey into the surreal world of the absurdists.Workshop Leader: Alison Howard

Introduction to Indigenous Theatre 1 June (AC Arts), 2 & 3 June (In-School)This workshop is designed to introduce the culture and performance styles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander theatre. Students will look at the use of body, voice, facial expression and gesture and how these elements shape storytelling.Workshop Leader: Alexis West

Group Size: Maximum of 30Duration: 2 hoursCost: $25 per student (AC ARTS) $300 per school (In-School)

Resident Director Nescha Jelk can facilitate a two-hour Acting Skills workshop in high schools in outer metropolitan and regional areas. Specifically for Drama students, she can tailor a workshop focusing on developing character using Laban technique. Supported by Des's Cabs, these free workshops will take place in June.

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In 2015 State Theatre Company will offer the following workshops for students:

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Development Opportunities

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Serious about writing for the stage and consider yourself a budding Shakespeare, Wilde or Beckett? Get cracking and enter your play into the 2015 Flinders University Young Playwrights Award. In 2015 we will make awards in each of the following categories;

Junior Award Winner (High School)Will receive;• $500 cash prize• 4 Play Subscription to our 2015 season

(valued at $104) • A development session under the guidance

of Resident Director Nescha Jelk and a mentoring playwright

Senior Award Winner (18–25)Will receive;• $1,000 cash prize• 4 Play Subscription to our 2015 season

(valued at $104) • Script development under the guidance

of Resident Director Nescha Jelk and a mentoring playwright

• A public reading of their work (7 September)

Entries close Monday 1 June 2015. Full terms and conditions available on our website.

Monday 6 July – Thursday 9 July 2015Week 1 of Term 2 School Holidays

Fancy yourself as an actor? Think you’ve got the creativity of a designer? Want to learn about working backstage? Why not find out more about it?

Our group Work Experience week offers Year 10-12 students an in-depth look into the activities of a professional theatre company. The program gives students the opportunity to explore the various departments that work together as a team to produce theatre, from workshop to wardrobe, publicity and marketing. Limited to 20 students*.

Applications open January 2015.

*Regional and remote applicants can apply for travel support through Country Arts SA. We encourage Indigenous students to apply.

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School Drama school drama™

“Through the program I have seen how easily and successfully the relationship between drama and literacy learning can be made”—Tuesday (Christie Downs Primary School)

School Drama™ is a professional development program for primary school teachers designed to increase confidence and capacity in using the Arts as a teaching tool. Teachers are partnered with an artist over a school term, together exploring how drama strategies can be integrated into the English and literacy curriculum.

Developed by Professor Robyn Ewing (Sydney University) and Sydney Theatre Company; State Theatre Company and Flinders University have adopted the School Drama™ program in South Australia, working with thirteen teachers over the past year.

This customised program includes:• Expert instruction from experienced

teaching artists• Training session before the start of term• Two customised planning sessions• Seven weekly in-class workshops modelling

drama strategies• Seven weeks of lesson plans• Practical approaches to integrate drama

across the curriculum.

In addition to improved literacy skills, teachers noted that students developed self-confidence, took more risks, collaborated on decision making, empathised with characters and discovered different perspectives.

“It has helped me to expand on and develop skills to enhance my passion for Literacy learning in a deeper and more meaningful way.”—Sue (William Light R-12)

Cost: $1,500 for 1 teacher $2,690 for 2 teachers (per school)

Subsidy is available for a limited number of schools in 2015.

For more information about School Drama™ please contact our Education Manager: education@statetheatrecompany.com.au

For Teachers

Each year our teacher workshops are designed in response to the curriculum and the needs of teachers. In 2015 we offer two three-hour workshops providing quality professional development, presented by some of the industry’s most respected artists.

Teaching Indigenous TheatreDesigned specifically for secondary drama teachers, this session is an introduction to the culture and performance styles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander theatre. Explore practical exercises to stylistically convey the use of body, voice, facial expression and gesture and how these elements shape storytelling and dramatic action. You will leave with the confidence and skills to engage and inspire your students' interest in Aboriginal culture.Workshop Leader: Alexis West

Tuesday 7 April, 4–7pm

Projection and LightingThis workshop looks at the practical use of projection and lighting to support storytelling and heighten specific moments of action and emotion. Discuss how to get images, film, mixed media and live video seamlessly onto the projection surface and light it effectively. Talk about the hardware and software required and the implications for AV design for lighting, sets and costumes.Workshop Leader: Ben Flett

Monday 11 May, 4–7pm

Our Teacher Subscription package includes tickets and pre-show subscriber briefings. Beckett TriptychBy Samuel Beckett

Summer of the Seventeenth DollBy Ray Lawler

MasqueradeBy Kate Mulvany, based on the book by Kit Williams

BetrayalBy Harold Pinter

Volpone (or The Fox)By Ben Jonson. In a new adaptation by Emily Steel

Teachers participating in this program can receive a Certificate of Attendance for up to 17 hours training and development when they subscribe to at least four shows. This acknowledges learning outcomes and hours of participation, which may count towards their professional development. Other subscription packages can be negotiated with the Education Manager.

Teacher Subscriptions are available through State Theatre Company's Season 2015 Subscription Brochure. Please call 8415 5333 for a copy.

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Education Program Partners

I n 2 0 1 5 S t a t e E d h a s t w o i m p o r t a n t E d u c a t i o n P a r t n e r s

Through our partnership with Channel 9, State Theatre Company is able to offer support

for three programs in 2015:

Travel Subsidy—travel assistance is available through either public transport or bus hire, to disadvantaged schools coming to see a Day with State performance.

Application forms are available on our Education page: www.statetheatrecompany.com.au.

School Drama™—professional development will be provided for four teachers to integrate

Drama into their literacy curriculum.

State Ed Achievement Award —four outstanding Drama students will be awarded a 4 play Red Carpet subscription.

For futher information about support for School Drama or the State Ed Achievement Award, contact our Education Manager on (08) 8415 5314.

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Regional Touring Partner—supporting the regional tour of State Theatre Company's education show.

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Chief Executive Officer/Producer Rob Brookman

Artistic Director Geordie Brookman

Resident Director Nescha Jelk

Resident Designer Geoff Cobham

Artistic Program Manager Shelley Lush

Artistic Counsel Julian Meyrick*

Marketing Manager Kristy Rebbeck

Marketing Coordinator Madeleine Smith Tara Mchenry (Maternity Leave)

Public Relations Coordinator Lindsay Ferris

Graphic Design & Multimedia Coordinator Robin Mather

Development Manager Guy Ross

Development Coordinator Bernadette Woods

Development Assistant Kimberley Martin

Education Manager Robyn Brookes

Finance Manager Natalie Loveridge

Administration Coordinator Bronwyn Palmer

Production Manager Gavin Norris

Production & Props Coordinator Stuart Crane

Senior Stage Manager Melanie Selwood

Workshop Supervisor John Meyer

Leading Hand Areste Nicola

Carpenter & Prop Maker Patrick Duggin

Carpenter/Metal Worker Guy Bottroff

Scenic Art Sandra Anderson

Head Electrician Sue Grey-Gardner

Workshop Michael Ambler

Prop Shop Robin Balogh

Head Of Wardrobe Kellie Jones

Costume Maker/Cutter Martine Micklem

Hair, Make-up, Wigs & Costume Hire Jana Debiasi

Overseas Representatives (London) Yolanda Bird & Diana Franklin

Overseas Representative (New York) Stuart Thompson

Staff & Boardboard chair John Irving board members Terence Crawford,

Kristen Greber, Christine Guille, Justin Jamieson, Hon. Anne Levy AO, Loretta Reynolds

Our Partners

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associatepartners

corporatepartners

trusts &foundations

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State Theatre Company of SA is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

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*Julian Meyrick’s services are provided courtesy of Flinders University.

this is where we liveadelaide performances

Space Theatre Adelaide Festival Centre 12, 13, 14, 15 May, 10.30am *evening performances available on request

metropolitan performances

Hopgood Theatre Ramsay Pl, Noarlunga Centre 1 June, 1pm

Golden Grove Arts Centre The Golden Way, Golden Grove 2 June, 1pm & 3 June, 10.30am

Shedley Theatre Playford Civic Centre 4 June, 10.30amregional performances

Keith Michell Theatre Port Pirie 19 May, 10.30am

Middleback Theatre Whyalla 20 May, 10.30am

Nautilus Theatre Port Lincoln 21 May, 1pm

Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Mt Gambier 25 May, 1pm

Chaffey Theatre Renmark 27 May, 1pm

Centenary Hall Goolwa 29 May, 1pm

Kangaroo Island Community Education Kangaroo Island 5 June, 1pm

day with stateBeckett Triptych State Theatre Scenic

Workshop & Rehearsal Room26 Feb & 4, 6 Mar, 10.30am

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Dunstan Playhouse 30 Apr & 5, 7 Mar, 10.30am

Masquerade Her Majesty’s Theatre 21, 26, 28 May, 10:30am

Betrayal Dunstan Playhouse 11, 13 Aug, 10.30am

Volpone (or The Fox) Dunstan Playhouse 27 August, 10.30am

student workshopsPhysical Theatre AC Arts, Light Square

In-Schools23 Mar24, 25 Mar

Absurd Theatre AC Arts, Light SquareIn-Schools

30 Mar 31 Mar & 1 Apr

Introduction to Indigenous Theatre AC Arts, Light SquareIn-Schools

1 June 2, 3 June

teacher workshopsTeaching Indigenous Theatre AC Arts, Light Square 7 Apr, 4pm–7pm

Projecting and Lighting AC Arts, Light Square 11 May, 4pm–7pm

Calendar Booking Form

Contact teacher: Year level:

Curriculum Area:

School:

Postal address:

Suburb/Town: Postcode:

Phone: Mobile: Fax:

Email:

All State Theatre Company tickets are non-refundable.

On receipt of your booking form you will be sent a written confirmation. Changes to student

numbers and payment must be finalised four weeks prior to the event. Please visit statetheatrecompany.com.au/education

for our full terms and conditions.

please send the completed form to:

E: education@statetheatrecompany.com.auT. (08) 8415 5314 ~ F. (08) 8231 6310

EDUCATIONState Theatre Company of South Australia

PO Box 8252, Station Arcade, Adelaide SA 5000

this is where we liveVENUE DATE TIME NUMBER OF STUDENTS TEACHERS TOTAL

Space Theatre$19/$16*

MetropolitanTour$14

RegionalTour$9

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Note: 1 complimentary teacher ticket per 10 students, additional tickets $25.

day with statePRODUCTION DATE TIME NUMBER OF STUDENTS TEACHERS TOTAL

School Students$19

Disadvantaged School Students*$16

Beckett Triptych $

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

$

Masquerade $

Betrayal $

Volpone (or The Fox) $Note: 1 complimentary teacher ticket per 10 students, additional tickets $25. *As recognised by the DECD Index of Disadvantaged.Access Channel 9 Travel Subsidy application form online at: ww.w.statetheatrecompany.com.au/education

Date and time subject to artist availability.Alternative options can be discussed on an individual basis. †$25 per student (AC Arts) / $300 (In-Schools)

workshopsSTUDENT WORKSHOPS DATE PRICE† NO. OF TICKETS TOTAL

Physical Theatre 23 Mar (AC Arts)24, 25 Mar (In-Schools)

$25$300

$

Absurd Theatre 30 Mar (AC Arts)31 Mar & 1 Apr (In-Schools)

$25$300

$

Introduction to Indigneous Theatre

1 June (AC Arts)2, 3 June (In-Schools)

$25$300

$

TEACHER WORKSHOPS DATE PRICE NO. OF TICKETS TOTAL

Teaching Indigenous Theatre 7 Apr $45 $

Projection and Lighting 11 May $45 $

WORKSHOP ON DEMAND DATE TIME TOPIC PRICE TOTAL

Preference 1 $

Preference 2 $

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